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Re:Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video] by baq on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @03:51PM (#13699814)
you don't pay for RAM that the VM doesn't use and don't have to deal with madness that is sharing files over sftp/smb/nfs/shared folders/etc.
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Re:Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video] by nailer on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @04:28PM (#13700193)
A smart VM will have ballooning to not throw away unused VM memory.
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